Stop trying to get tenure and start trying to enjoy yourself, an article by Gary Lewandowski, was sent to the ESWN list and provides advices to early career scientists concerned about tenure. The article is available at http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2008/09/22/lewandowski Another recommended …
A survey of more than eight thousand doctoral student respondents was recently completed across the University of California system to better understand the attitudes of the current generation of students. The survey found that 84 percent of women and 74 …
Our 3 mentor groups are up and running. Each group of 8 people meets via conference call once a month. In a conversation today on writing skills, one of the members of mentoring group 3 (lead by Victoria Coles and …
Science Careers, a division of Science Magazine contains a three part series to provide junior scientists with strategies for increasing research productivity, recognition, and impact. In part 1, the authors focus on publications and citations. The next article offers tips …
Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory is a collection of essays in which women directly address the challenges of being mothers in the scientific workforce. Every Other Thursday focuses on group mentoring and explores ways to navigate through professional …
I attended PODS V (Physical Oceanography Dissertation Symposium) last week in Hawaii. It was very interesting (and inspiring) to listen to the research talks from 25 new or soon-to-be PhDs in physical oceanography. Five of the PODS attendees were Pattullo …
Three junior scientists from the Pattullo conference, Kim Martini, Colleen Mouw, and Eleanor Williams, collaborated on an article for EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union. The article discusses challenges faced by junior women in physical oceanography and the role of mentors …
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This week, Lisa Valvo attended a workshop on negotiating the ideal faculty position sponsored by the ADVANCE program at Rice University. The workshop is offered every year and provides a unique opportunity for prospective women faculty to learn from faculty …
Lisa Valvo presented on MPOWIR at the annual Geological Society of America meeting in Houston, TX. The talk was given in the session on Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Success Models. Please click the link below to view slides …
